Last time he was on mirtazapine, it increased his appetite, as many anti-depressants do. I have to break the cycle of : food won't pass through stomach because of pyloric valve (the emptying problem), then he gets nauseous from the food fermenting, then he pukes, then he learns not to eat because it will happen again.

The saddest part is he is all gung-ho when the food comes out and he is waiting for it. Then he smells it, gets nauseous and walks away with his tail under him. Breaks my heart.

I have moved his dish to another area, given him a new dish and have tried hand-feeding him to mix it up a little and maybe change the pattern of eating.

Sorry, I thought I posted about the Vet. When he called for an update, and Harley was eating and not puking for 1.5 days, we cancelled. Other than settling his stomach, there isn't much to be done. Vet will often give a shot of Reglan to jump start it, but since I had him on the pills, that was covered.

It's still "iffy" as to whether his stomach is totally calm. He puked his morning chicken at 1 pm on Saturday. Evening, he was eating and held it in.

It is like a rollercoaster. But I log it all in my "dog diary book" and as soon as I get 3 days in a row of no problems, I know it will be okay from then on.

I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day, tomorrow doesn't look good either.
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"You didn't know of the magical powers of the break stick? It's up there with genies and Harry Potter as far as magic levels go." SisMorphine 01/07/07

He is eating the chicken I made (okay...bought and already cooked, but I did have to take the meat off the bones....).

Rotisserie Chicken?

It's still "iffy" as to whether his stomach is totally calm. He puked his morning chicken at 1 pm on Saturday. Evening, he was eating and held it in.

I'm wondering if he is also overly sensitive to any and all spices... you probably don't feed the skin, but when using seasoning it will still get into the meat. Is he puking up plain, boiled chicken also?

Mick and Sepp were both on Cerenia during chemo, and it really made a HUGE difference w/nausea and vomiting.It's usually prescribed for motion sickness, but a lot of oncologists use it during chemo therapy to combat the side effects of the cancer meds.

I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day, tomorrow doesn't look good either.
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"You didn't know of the magical powers of the break stick? It's up there with genies and Harry Potter as far as magic levels go." SisMorphine 01/07/07